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tag: doors

Project House Weekly Wrap, Episode 8: Sweating the Details - Windows, Doors, and Insulation

FHBdotcom, editor | March 30th, 20122 comments

Editors Justin Fink and Dan Morrison review a smorgasbord of details at the Fine Homebuilding project house shop, including a mock up of how not to install fiberglass insulation, and the...

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Master Carpenter Video: How To Fit Inset Cabinet Doors

ScottG, contributing writer | March 9th, 20122 comments

Fine Homebuilding goes on the road to learn the ins and outs of what it means to be a master carpenter

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Project House Weekly Wrap, Episode 4: A Unique Way To Build Carriage-House Style Garage Doors

FHBdotcom, editor | February 24th, 2012

Dan Morrison and Justin Fink show off two custom-built exterior doors, soon to be installed in the Fine Homebuilding Project House garage shop

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Sneak Peek: Building the carriage doors in the shop

JFink, Senior Editor | November 29th, 20113 comments

Here, the doors are still being assembled. They're now completed and in place, so stay tuned for a full article about their construction and installation.

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Justin Fink and Chuck Bickford thinking about a door

DanMorrison, Executive editor, Fine Homebuilding & Green Building Advisor | October 22nd, 20112 comments

Justin built these carriage doors in the woodshop.

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How to Trim a Hollow-Core Door to Height

RArnold, contributing editor | September 18th, 20116 comments

Builder Rick Arnold demonstrates how to make a clean cut and how to add blocking to fill the hole you've just made in the bottom of the hollow door.

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Simple Steps for Window- and Door-Framing Layout

FHBdotcom, editor | July 8th, 20111 comment

Learn a few measuring shortcuts that make accurate rough-opening layouts a snap

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How to Keep Dangerous Garage Fumes Out of the House

ScottG, contributing writer | April 6th, 20117 comments

An attached garage saves money and materials during construction, but it also makes it tougher to maintain high indoor air quality. Are there solutions to the problem?

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Door-trimming jig

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 2011

The hinge side of a door must be trimmed to width at 90°. The latch side is usually trimmed at 5° off vertical for a beveled edge. Making these long cuts straight and smooth is easy with this...

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Sill seal

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 20112 comments

I came up with a solution for weatherstripping a door bottom where a thick rug prevents a spring-loaded bottom sweep from retracting. I used a length of vinyl bulb weatherstripping, intended for a...

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Easy door buck

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 2011

Building a door buck (FHB #8, p.35) is a good idea if you find yourself dealing with a house full of door hanging from scratch, but for a quick setup, the answer is right in your toolbox. I use two...

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Frictionless hinge

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 20111 comment

For me, the most .frustrating part of making and installing a heavy, handmade entry door has been finding the right hinges. Even with a good set of heavy butts, the hinge barrels begin to grind down...

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Hinge-mortising jig

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 20112 comments

I use a router and a jig to mortise hinges in doors and casement windows. By using a 1/2-in. diameter hinge-mortising bit and a standard round-cornered hinge, I achieve a consistently clean fit that...

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Radiused window casings

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 2011

Recently, while building a half-circle window, I needed a way to make the casing and interior stops. Instead of transferring the curves from templates onto the stock and then joining these pieces, I...

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Offset jig

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 20111 comment

Whenever I install door or window casings, I use the jig shown here to make sure that I get an accurate 1/4-in. reveal. It's made of two square pieces of hardwood, 1/4 in. thick, that are glued...

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Installing a new threshold

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 2011

It's important for a door to fit snugly against its new vinyl-gasket threshold, particularly if the system you're using doesn't include a door-bottom sweep. But fitting an old door with one means...

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Holding a level plumb

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 20111 comment

I use a 6-1/2-ft. spirit level to plumb and straighten interior door jambs. In order to leave both hands free to handle the shims and to drive nails, I wedge the level against one of the jambs to...

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Plumb-bob anchor

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 20111 comment

Whenever I'm hanging a door with wood jambs, I use a chisel or utility knife to lift a small sliver in the center of the head jamb. Then I use it to anchor the string on my plumb line, as shown...

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Drilling foam-core steel doors

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 2011

I had to drill holes for deadbolt locks in some steel doors that had foam cores, and I almost destroyed the first couple of doors using a standard hole saw because the 1/4-in. pilot bit would wander...

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Locating latches

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 20111 comment

Here's a fast, accurate method that I use for locating the centerpoints for door latch and dead-bolt mortises. First I center a hole for a 6d nail in the end of a short piece of dowel (a 1-in. dia...

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